Academic Journal
Q2Australian Journal of Social Issues
About Australian Journal of Social Issues
Australian Journal of Social Issues is a scholarly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.617 and H-index of 45.
Coverage: 1975-1976, 1980-1982, 1984, 1986, 1989-1993, 1996-2026. Research categories: Sociology and Political Science (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Editor(s): Jacynta Krakouer, Michelle Peterie, Steven Roche, Aino Suomi and Sophie Yates (Editor) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editorial leadership listed under Edited By on the Wiley journal homepage; publisher role retained without assuming Editor-in-Chief.
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
Source-backed journal facts
Topics in published research
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism; Social Policy and Reform Studies; Homelessness and Social Issues; Education Systems and Policy; Healthcare innovation and challenges; Employment and Welfare Studies.
OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.
Reported open-access list prices
3,300.00 USD; 2,760.00 EUR; 2,220.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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